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CVE-2016-6232

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Date: August 2, 2016

Directory traversal vulnerability in KArchive before 5.24, as used in KDE Frameworks, allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a ../ (dot dot slash) in a filename in an archive file, related to KNewsstuff downloads.

Language: C++

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Related Resources (14)

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-6232
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-6232
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6232
https://www.kde.org/info/security/advisory-20160724-1.txt
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4100-1/
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3643
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-09/msg00000.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/16/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91806
https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=karchive.git&a=commit&h=0cb243f64eef45565741b27364cece7d5c349c37
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3042-1
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00023.html
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-6232

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Path Traversal

CWE-22

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): NONE
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